Dust mop



Aug. 3, 1943. c, FATLAND 2,325,598

DUS'T MOP a. C at Filed March 26, 1942 1 Inve nfor:

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re ease 1 ,mop to the head andmeans for i are.

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which may easily be inserted intoa pocket type map of predeterminedshap'e' and which the pockets is Substantially less than themaximum length .01; the'head. t

3 distancebetwee'n theouter llrnitsoi' the opposite Andfa further object of the invention -is to provide in a mop its head pivotaliy connected with the handle means for limitingthe v rolling-movementbf thevhead about the axis of the pivot.

. And an object of-theinvention is to provide the elements required for the indicated purposes in a v I form combiningdetails and simplicity with utility in a manner tozfacilitate y f parts.

Other objectswillbeapparent froni the draw-v ing and specifications, which set forth the unique I construction, arrangement and combination 1 of elements in theinvention.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a side elevation oi. the-mop; Figure 21s a plan section on; line 2-3 of Figure! and theproduction and asi with} its lower a: sesame-er dis} tan'ce below the'under side of the collar.

With the tubular shaft I3 11'; placeas heretoits transverse opening 15 and openings [9,- I9 in plates 18,18 register atthe top of collar 2 and inserting pivot "through said openings." 1 1 I To mount loop v9 in channels}, 5 of plate I force the free ends of arms 10, I0 toward each other to the position indicated by dotted lines in 'Figure 3 then release pressure and'let the arms spring intoip'iace; Lugs II, II prevent the loop w i under'the outwardfrom leaving the channels urge ofsprings l2, II.

2| at the lower end of said plates are positioned a substantial distance below the opening l9, I9.

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y nf'fthejcoilar ahd'l'its; 1 mma'l distaneeabove the faceof the collar, and'a coil spring [6 is mounted on the shaft l3 between flange l4 and" The handle 11 is provided with'piates l8, In at v its. lower end which platesfit over the outside of coliarl, openings l9, I! at the lower end of said:-

plates areadapted to receive a pivot 2|),and cams 'The mop comprises a lower layer 22, pockets 23; .v 23 are formed at opposite ends of the mop by .x-upper layers 24, 24 and thrums 25 depending from the lower layer, the distance between the vouter limits of said pockets beingtsubstantially less than the maximum length of theaforesaidhead;

;' To connect the mop and head insertloopb in one o f' .the pockets 23 and force plate I against {springs l2, l2 untilthe opposite pocket can be slipped oversthe end of loop 8. Then release pressure to let the jsprin'g's -nrge the loops'firmly into the respective pockets.

1 It is obvious that a mop of the also obvious that a mop indicated may easily be inserted or removed by simply compressing the springs to shorten the head."-

To change the transverse position with reference to the axis ofhandlefl, tilt the of the head handle; to'a nearverticalposition to make icams ZI engage. the suriaceofeplate and lift pivot 2i) froma given-.vpairof; the notches 3 of collar '2, then rotate thehandle with reference to the collar until-saidpivot registers with another pair of the notches whenspring tfi; will .urge the pivot and collar into locking'engagementi Or I To change the-"transverseposition of the head with reference to v the axis of the handle,- hold the handle in a more r; less inclined, position and rotate the head about the transverse axis of the pivot;- until the pivot registers with. another vpair of the notches i3 and is urged into locking engagement with the pairln The rounded form of the pivot servesas an inclined plane to lift the headarepivotally connected; Cam vmeans 2| 1 'limit the rocking, movement of the head. This combination providesdesirable limited free move- 'ment of the headabout the axis of, the handle pivot 20, thusovercoming' an objection to the conventional ri'gid connection between the handlev and the head and: the objection to unlimited free movement of the head about saidaxis.

It is to be noted that collar 2,, tubular shaft |3 character de- Y scribed mounted on the aforesaid head will al-i ways be held taut notwithstanding variations in its length due to stretching'or shrinking, It is},

' and the handle l'lfinvertical position have a common'vertical-axis, and that the transverse axis of pivot 20 andthe transverse axis of each pair of the notches 3 vertical axis; I V Y t v p I It is-obvious that details of vthe invention'may be varied vwithout departing from the spirit of coincide with 7 said common the invention; One such variation is illustrated in Figure 7 in which endmembers 8a and 9a represent modified iorms of. end} members '8 and 9.

I-cl 1. In a mop, a head comprising acentral por- .-ti0n and end portions adapted to engage the" ends of a mop of predetermined shape and size,

tral portion. I

one of said end portions comprising a U shaped loop of predetermined form slidably mounted in the central portion, springs mountedion thev arms of the loop between the outer limits of the arms and said central portion whereby the length of t the head may be varied by the compression or expansion ofgthe springs-under varying: degrees of resistance byagiven mop-fas aforesaid mount ed on the head;v ,s: g

, 2. In a mopfahandle; a head {comprising a central portion andendportions adapted to enease the ends of -a mop, of predetermined shape and size, oneof said end: portions ccmprisinga loophaving parallellngarms, springs mounted on the armsbetween the; outer limits of the arms andthe central portionpj lthe head; saidgarms being slidably; mounted v in paralleling: inwardly facing channels on opposite sides of one end-of said central portionand having limiting means 7 at their free ends,

3. In a-mop,1a head comprising a central por-V tion and end portionsadaptedto engage the ends of a mop of predetermined shape and size the outer edges of oneof said end portions and the outer edges of. one end o f ;said central portion i being associated operatively so that one of said portions is slidable over the other, and spring means whereby said end portion is urged out ward from saidcentral portion; it g 4. In a mop, ahead comprisinga centralpor- ,tion and end portions,adapted v to engage the'ends ofja mop of predetermined shape' and size, one of said end portions being slidjably mounted in'parallelingphannels onoppositeedgesof one endof said central portion, and spring; means, whereby said end portion is urged outward from said cen- 1 C RAD mma. 

